La Crosse Regional Airport holds emergency response exercise to prepare for real-life scenarios
La Crosse Regional Airport holds emergency response exercise to prepare for real-life scenarios
Evers orders review, updating of Wisconsin state law agencies' use-of-force policies
MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) — Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order Wednesday directing all state-managed law enforcement units to review and update their use-of-force policies. Affected agencies include the Department of Natural Resources Division of Public Safety and Resource Protection,…
U.S. Senate hopeful Sarah Godlewski says hello to La Crosse small business owners
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — Wisconsin State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski made her first stop in La Crosse after announcing her run for the U.S. Senate. Godlewski has joined the field of Democrats that are running for the seat now held…
New community garden installed at Northside Elementary
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) -- The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration helped fund a garden that was installed Thursday at Northside Elementary. The Logan Northside Neighborhood Association helped design and find a location for the garden, and technical education students…
Watch Live: DHS gives COVID-19 Q&A, announces use of VaccineFinder
MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services will begin using the Centers for Disease Control's VaccineFinder tool to help people find COVID-19 vaccine in their area. Next month, the tool, found at https://vaccinefinder.org/, will replace the DHS…
Fort McCoy Armed Forces Day Open House canceled due to pandemic
FORT McCOY, Wis. (WKBT) -- Fort McCoy announced Wednesday that it will not be hosting its annual open house to celebrate Armed Forces Day this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "After much consideration, Fort McCoy leadership has determined that,…
Temperatures set to break 60°F this afternoon, and rain is in the forecast for tomorrow
Warming Up Today: So far, temperatures in the region have broken 50 degrees today. With the sunlight and western winds, we'll get the extra boost we need to heat all the way up to 60 by late afternoon. Lots of…
La Crosse Fire Dept., ADRC collaborate to reduce falling in seniors
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) -- The La Crosse Fire Department and the Aging and Disability Resource Center of La Crosse County are working together to help senior citizens who have sustained a fall. The fire department regularly responds when older…
DC statehood approved by House as Senate fight looms
A decades-long movement took a further step Thursday as the House of Representatives approved a bill to make the nation's capital the 51st state.
Woman pleads guilty to hate crimes for running down children
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines woman has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes for intentionally driving her SUV into two children in 2019 because she said she thought one was Mexican and the other was a member of the Islamic State group.
Virginia police officer fired after reports of donation to Kyle Rittenhouse
(CNN) -- A Norfolk police officer has been relieved of his duty after an internal investigation into reports that he donated and expressed support for the actions of Kyle Rittenhouse, who is facing two felony charges of homicide in the…
J&J vaccine 'pause' latest messaging challenge for officials
NEW YORK (AP) — Confronted with rare cases of blood clots potentially linked to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, U.S. health officials faced a delicate task: how to suspend distribution of the shots without setting off alarm about their safety.
Daunte Wright to be eulogized at Minneapolis funeral
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Just days after guilty verdicts were handed down for the former Minneapolis police officer whose killing of George Floyd set off nationwide protests and a reckoning over racism, the family of another Black man killed by police, this time in a nearby suburb, is preparing for his Thursday funeral.
US jobless claims fall to 547,000, another pandemic low
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, the lowest point since the pandemic struck and an encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the strength of an improving job market.
DC statehood faces a crossroads with congressional vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Proponents of statehood for Washington, D.C., face a milestone moment in their decades-long movement to reshape the American political map.
The Sunshine and Warmth Return to the Region Today
Seasonable Day Ahead: After a few days of late winter-like weather, we're finally going to get some seasonable temperatures and sun today. We'll start the morning off with clouds that will…
